Chicago school bans some lunches brought from home Monica Eng and Joel Hood Chicago Tribune April 11, 2011 Fernando Dominguez cut the figure of a young revolutionary leader during a recent lunch period at his elementary school. “Who thinks the lunch is not good enough?” the seventh-grader shouted to his lunch mates in Spanish and English. Dozens of hands flew in the air and fellow students shouted along: “We should bring our own lunch! We should bring our own lunch! We should bring our own lunch!” Fernando waved his hand over the crowd and asked a visiting reporter: “Do you see the situation?” Fresh food that lasts from eFoods Direct (Ad) At his public school, Little Village Academy on Chicago’s West Side, students are not allowed to pack lunches from home. Unless they have a medical excuse, they must eat the food served in the cafeteria. www.infowars.comVideo Rating: 4 / 5

Museums 'gone wild:' Attendance rising at Chicago zoos, aquarium
The Lincoln Park Zoo, the Brookfield Zoo, and the Shedd Aquarium brought in over half the foot traffic out of just over 15 million people in an annual attendance survey of 15 major Chicago-area institutions affiliated with Museums Work for Chicago.Read more on Medill Reports: Chicago

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Museums and Cultural Property Forum with James Cuno and Maxwell Anderson This forum explores current issues in the museum field related to the ownership and display of antiquities and other cultural property. IUPUI Museum Studies graduate students pose questions to Dr. James Cuno, President and Director of the Art Institute of Chicago, and Dr. Maxwell Anderson, The Melvin & Bren Simon Director and CEO of the Indianapolis Museum of Art.

This is a bit different… but SO delicious. It’s all about the great taste of Nathan’s Beef Franks made famous on the Boardwalk in New York’s Coney Island. (An East Coast treasure.) Serve 2 dogs sliced on 2 pieces of Deli Sourdough Rye bread. (A West Coast thing,) Garnish with Mustard, onion, tomatoes, lettuce and celery salt. (Definitely favorites on any Chicago Dawg.) Add a side of beans and a pickle. But remember, if you have 2 of these sandwiches, that’s 4 big wieners. Prepared by Chef Ron Camera: Carole Anne (Babers201) Edited by paulgrem Link to Rita’s Mexican Dinner: youtu.be Music by Kevin MacLeod Title: “Divertimento K131” incompetech.com Royalty Free and licensed for commercial use through Creative Commons 3.0 creativecommons.org